CASE REPORTS: Splenic injury following trauma: The role of ultrasonography

Splenic injury following trauma: The role of ultrasonography Innocent Gerald Makoba, Mbale Hospital P. O. Box 921 Mbale, Uganda Key words: splenic Injury, splenic rupture, ultrasound.

Abstract
TIle spleen is the most commonly injured abdominal organ and this may follow accidental or non-accidental trauma. Three cases are presented of adult males who presented with pain In the left hypochondrium following trauma. Traumatic injury to the spleen was suspected and ultrasound confirmed this suspicion in the 3 patients. The patients did well after splenectomy.

Hence ultrasound evaluation of patents with history of trauma and left hypochondrial pain should be performed urgently in order to detect possible splenic rupture. African Health Sci. 2001; 1(1):22-26